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Customize guitar and bass sounds

Customize guitar and bass sounds - GarageBand Tutorial

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Customize guitar and bass sounds

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- [Instructor] One of the main advantages of using garage bands built in virtual guitar amps is that you can change the sound of the guitar even after you've recorded it. When you make a real guitar amp the sound you record is determined by the settings of the amp, the type of speaker cabinet the amp is driving, the microphone you're using, where that microphone is placed, and the guitar itself. And you're more or less committed to the sound that you capture. Now you can make changes to the EQ and apply other plugins or effects to our recorded guitar amp but you can't really change the overall sound itself in any major way. Now, when you use garage bands built in amp modelers you not only have access to an incredible collection of virtual amps that emulate the sounds of some of the most popular and iconic guitar amps in music history, but you're free to customize and dial in your guitar sound before, during and after…

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